then on both sides you have liberals and conservatives, newt gingrich making the case this whole cliff thing was a creation of the other side. you have a group denying this central debate is really worth having right now. none of this feels we're inching towards a deal. >> looking backwards instead of forward. >>> for waterlogged californians this is the calm between the storm. much of the state has been battered by two storms that brought torrential rains, mudslides and flash flooding and storm number three is on its way. carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: as the powerful winter storm moved across the west nevada residents stacked sand bags to protect their homes from the swollen river. >> they are calling to it be in flood stage by sunday. >> reporter: in california the storm knocked down trees in san francisco, sent waves crashing in san diego and flooded homes near sacramento. >> drains couldn't handle the amount of water. >> reporter: more rain is on the way. bad news for people with no place to go. >> how are you guys going? >> reporter: this sister is offering a shelter.